creative uses for small lengths of i-beam?

[rieferman]

My next door neighbor is going through a major home overhaul, and during excavation, they unearthed about 6 pieces of I-beam. Each piece is about 18 inches to 2 feet in length. The verticle portion of the "I" is about 10 inches, and the top and bottom of the "I" is about 5 inches wide. They're HEAVY. They could be mine for the taking... what uses can you think of?

 

[justanengineer]

Build a bender for pipe, hex etc, wood splitter, or weld them together for the ultimate mailbox post...the possiblities are endless.

 

[Zeke]

A press, mandrels for sheet metal forming, height extenders for bench top machines...

 

[brownbagg]

I use one to stand on when working under the hood. I got one on my press to keep from bending

 

[Call me the Breeze]

anvil

 

[rieferman]

ha ha, in other words, you guys would recommend that I go ahead and grab the pieces of i-beam then?

 

[countrytech]

Be sure to grab them all!

That or else PM me the address of your neighbor so I can come get them

 

[Hud]

big trot-line weights!

 

[mad57]

well just i scrap there worth something hell i dropped off some old metal file cabinets at recycl center in my town and spotted a 9 ft i beam in the bottom of the dumpster...yep i dove right in and heaved that puppy out and in to my trailer. looks like it was used for a drag bar to leavel out soil or rocks had 2 hooks welded on to it.

 

[jamesemery728]

It's got to be one of Murphy's Laws: Any scrap metal that you don't grab today will be needed tomorrow. Don't even ask, just grab it.

 

[padstack]

big trot-line weights!

I want to fish with you!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Atleast grab them scrap them out if you get them for nothing. I'm not sure what I'd use them for though. Get them and leave them lay and maybe figure something out.

 

[NASTYZEN]

Boat anchor.

 

[KEH]

Grab them. If nothing else you can sell them for scrap.

KEH

 

[NUTTSGT]

Boat anchor.

I picture somebody putting that "anchor" in the boat, dropping it and going right thru the bottom of the boat.

 

[Keep]

anvil

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